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Last week I had a dozen questions about college football’s all-time winning teams. This time let’s take a peak at other all-time team records with a baker’s dozen. Caution – these are tough. Answers are below the video of Cheer Cincinnati, the UC fight song. Actually, it’s not my favorite of the UC spirit songs. Let us know how you did or what you thought.

Multiple Choice Questions
1 – Excluding South Florida, which member of a BCS conference has won the fewest games? Indiana, Kansas State, Rutgers, Virginia, Wake Forest

2- Michigan, Navy, Nebraska, Penn State, Syracuse, and Virginia have played the most games. Which school has played the most?

3 – Which school with “State” in their name has won the most games? Florida State, LSU, Ohio State, Penn State

4 – Which school has lost the most games? Indiana, Iowa State, Northwestern, Tulane, Wake Forest

5 – Which school has the most ties? Georgia, Navy, NC State, Ohio State, TCU

6 – Which school has scored the most points? Michigan, Oklahoma, Penn State, Texas, USC

7 – Which school has allowed the most points? Colorado State, Indiana, Northwestern, Rutgers, Tulane

10 – Michigan has won the most games, but which of the following have the highest winning percentage? Boise, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma South Florida

11 – If its school were added together, which of the 50 states has won the most games? Here’s the top 5: California, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Texas

12 – Better yet, try arranging the states in #10 in order. OK, here’s a hint. The last one listed was the answer to the previous question.

13 – Here’s one on the same line. Since states have a different number of football-playing schools, these 3 states have the highest number of wins to schools ratio: Alabama, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. Which has the best ratio?

Answers
1 – Excluding South Florida, which member of a BCS conference has won the fewest games? Indiana, Kansas State, Rutgers, Virginia, Wake Forest – Answer: Wake Forest (406). Actually 32 fewer than Louisville, who has 1 less win than Indiana but played 211 fewer games.

2- Michigan, Navy, Nebraska, Penn State, Syracuse, and Virginia have played the most games. Which school has played the most? Answer: Michigan (1207) has played 1 more than Navy.

3 – Which school with “State” in their name has won the most games? Florida State, LSU, Ohio State, Penn State – Answer: Ohio State (808) has won 1 more game than Penn State

4 – Which school has lost the most games? Indiana, Iowa State, Northwestern, Tulane, Wake Forest – Answer: Northwestern (614) is the leading loser followed by Indiana (603)

5 – Which school has the most ties? Georgia, Navy, Kansas, Ohio State, TCU – Answer: Tough question, but Kansas (58) with one more tie than Navy and TCU

6 – Which school has scored the most points? Michigan, Oklahoma, Penn State, Texas, USC – Answer: It’s not team with the most wins (Michigan) who would be second (+11 over Nebraska), but the answer is Oklahoma (30493), that’s 807 more points over 66 fewer games

7 – Which school has allowed the most points? Kansas State, Indiana, Northwestern, Rutgers, New Mexico State – Answer: Northwestern (22714) followed by New Mexico State (21819). Interestingly, the Aggies have played 134 fewer games.

10 – Michigan has won the most games, but which of the following have the highest winning percentage? Boise, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma South Florida – Answer: It’s still Michigan (.738) followed by Notre Dame (.736)

11 – If its school were added together, which of the 50 states has won the most games? Here’s the top 5: California, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Texas – Answer: Texas (5113) following by Ohio (4229)

12 – Better yet, try arranging the states in #10 in order. OK, here’s a hint. The last one listed was the answer to the previous question. Answer: Texas, Ohio, California, Michigan, Lousiana

13 – Here’s one on the same line. Since states have a different number of football-playing schools, these 3 states have the highest number of wins to schools ratio: Alabama, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. Which has the best ratio? Answer: Alabama (Alabama, Auburn, & Troy) has 2054 wins averaging 684.67 wins per school – which is better than second place Pennsylvania’s (Penn State, Pitt, & Temple) 617.33 wins per school, just bettering Oklahoma’s (Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, & Tulsa) 616 wins per school.

With college football only a short time away, here are a few trivia questions about all-time records. Of course answers are in terms of the date of this post. Answers are below the short video of my undergraduate college fight song. Go Falcons!

Multiple Choice Questions
1) Which school has won the most games? Alabama, Michigan, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Texas, USC

2) Which current Big 12 school has won the most games? Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas

3) Which current SEC school has won the most games? Alabama, Auburn, Florida, LSU, Tennessee

4) Which ACC school has won the most games? Clemson, Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, Virginia Tech

5) Which Big East school has won the most games? Cincinnati, Pitt, Syracuse, West Virginia

6) Which PAC-10 school has won the most games? Cal, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Washington

7) Which MAC school is in the top 25 in terms of wins? Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Miami, Northern Illinois, Toledo

8- Which current WAC school has won the most games? Boise, Fresno, Hawaii, Louisiana Tech

9) Which current Mountain West school has won the most games? Air Force, BYU, TCU, Utah, Wyoming

10) Which current Conference USA school has won the most games? East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Southern Mississippi, Tulsa

11) Which current Sun Belt team has won the most games? Louisiana Lafayette, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Troy,

12) Which service academy has won the most games? Air Force, Army, Navy

Answers
1) Which school has won the most games? Alabama, Michigan, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Texas, USC: Answer: Michigan (872), 40 more than 2nd place Texas

2) Which current Big 12 school has won the most games? Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas. Answer: Texas (832), 5 more than Nebraska

3) Which current SEC school has won the most games? Alabama, Auburn, Florida, LSU, Tennessee. Answer: Alabama (799) 7th all-time and 23 more than Tennessee

4) Which ACC school has won the most games? Clemson, Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, Virginia Tech. Answer: Georgia Tech (665), 16th all-time and 7 more than Va. Tech

5) Which Big East school has won the most games? Cincinnati, Pitt, Syracuse, West Virginia. Answer: Syracuse (674), 14th all-time and 1 more than West Virginia

6) Which PAC-10 school has won the most games? Cal, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Washington. Answer: USC (766), 10th all-time and 113 more than Washington

7) Which MAC school is in the top 25 in terms of wins? Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Miami, Northern Illinois, Toledo. Answer: Miami (650), 22nd all-time and 91 more than Central Michigan

8- Which current WAC school has won the most games? Boise, Fresno, Hawaii, Louisiana Tech. Answer: Louisiana Tech (545), 52nd all-time and 7 more than Fresno

9) Which current Mountain West school has won the most games? Air Force, BYU, TCU, Utah, Wyoming. Answer: Utah (607), 34th all-time and 51 more than TCU

10) Which current Conference USA school has won the most games? East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Southern Mississippi, Tulsa. Answer: Tulsa (560), 45th all-time and 27 more than Southern Mississippi

11) Which current Sun Belt team has won the most games? Louisiana Lafayette, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Troy. Answer: Middle Tenneesee (509), 64th all-time and 37 more than Troy

12) Which service academy has won the most games? Air Force, Army, Navy. Answer: Army (636), 26th all-time and 3 more than Navy

Baseball venues have been around a very long time. Considering baseball’s storied history with events, match the event to the stadium site of the event.

Answers are given below the video, so let us know how you did. By the way, the video is the scenes from John Fogerty’s Centerfield music video. Due to copyrights, there’s a different tune to the scenes.

Baseball’s All-Star Game – the Mid-Summer Classic has been thrilling fans since 1933. The game has provided many memorable moments, even one embarrassing, forgettable moment a short time ago.

Below are 20 All-Star game moments and factoids. The goal is to match the moment to the game’s venue. It’s not as easy, and answers are provided after a classic, must-watch All-Star commercial from many years ago. Enjoy and let us know how you did.

The old ballparks were special for many reasons: quirky corners, odd shapes dictated by various aspects as houses, streets, railroads, or whatever. On the other hand, the diamond palaces serving as an arena for the battlefield known as the national pastime were nowhere near the lavish facilities of today, although the distances within the diamond remain the same. Maybe these are some of the reasons Wrigley and Fenway remain special places, or why marks note the spot of some of the baseball shrines from the past.

Here’s a quiz about the old places. Actually two quizzes in one. For those needing a tune-up, match the ballparks to the city. Then (or otherwise) match the description or feature to the ballpark. There’s only one answer for each and all parks are used only once. Answers are found below the video, a YouTube musical slide show of some of those places of not all that long ago. Tell us how you did.

As we know, baseball has an endless list of nicknames. On the other hand, sometimes the player is best known by either his nickname, middle name, or a modification of some sort.

Below is a list of 20 known players and 20 real names, so this is a matching exercise with each answer used once. A fair share of these are easy, so enjoy and good luck. Answers are below the video (a triple play on a ball hit by Chipper). Tell us how you did.